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It's one I haven't seen but will be happy to give a go, given its good reviews. The fact it was written by two young'ns is a welcome boost to others as well. It would have to come onto proper TV though I'm not a fan of watching on computer screens. I originally got this confused with The Great Outdoors which I wasn't enamoured with but realise now it's a completely different thing.

Quote: Tommy Griff @ 31st January 2020, 3:40 PM

The number of times I've tried to come-up with an idea for an original comedy and it ends up being Office or Extras. How the feck do writers do it?

Can I suggest try not thinking of The Office or any similar mocdoc style single camera sitcom to start with. The BBC themselves say they are severely lacking in studio sitcom scripts to choose from so why not try a very successful format.

It's one I haven't seen but will be happy to give a go, given its good reviews. The fact it was written by two young'ns is a welcome boost to others as well. It would have to come onto proper TV though I'm not a fan of watching on computer screens. I originally got this confused with The Great Outdoors which I wasn't enamoured with but realise now it's a completely different thing.

Can I suggest try not thinking of The Office or any similar mocdoc style single camera sitcom to start with. The BBC themselves say they are severely lacking in studio sitcom scripts to choose from so why not try a very successful format.

The show has only ever been aired via iPlayer (BBC3) which is mental, as the show is pretty big in relative terms and yet has never been aired on terrestial.

If you have a smart TV, perhaps watch it on the big screen this way?

When I have tried writing a sitcom, I do not have mockumentary in mind but the style of comedy is often similar. It's been a while since I attempted script writing. I have an idea in mind which is probably close to the genre of a Mrs Merton and Malcolm.

It's a BBC Three/iPlayer commission so has always debuted there (although I think this last one might be starting on TV...), but the first and second series were broadcast together last Summer, from 24th June till 23rd September, every Monday at around 10:35pm on BBC One.